ozoneranger

ozoneranger

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  1. is rape reportable?

    ozoneranger replied to Holly.G's topic in General Nursing

    Here, a teen can obtain birth control, or, have an abortion without the consent of her legal guardians. In some circumstances, I can see it. Truthfully, I think it's a sad commentary on our society...

  2. is rape reportable?

    ozoneranger replied to Holly.G's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know about rape....I had a 16 yr old boy who smashed his 4 wheeler into a tree & broke nearly every bone in his face. His BAC was astronomically high (acute etoh poisoning high) on admit...

  3. sex in the work place...really?

    ozoneranger replied to Mr. Evans's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    That's exactly what it is, a privilege. There have been many times in my career when I wished it away. I wished I didn't know so much, didn't see so much, didn't care so much. In the end, no matter...

  4. sex in the work place...really?

    ozoneranger replied to Mr. Evans's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I took care of a man in pulmonary many. many, times over a 4 year stretch, back in the early 1990's. Well into his 60's, his manner was gruff, but if you took the time to get past his armor, you'd...

  5. Hostile work environment

    ozoneranger replied to tolerantgirl's topic in General Nursing

    Personally, I like to fight fire with... ICE COLD WATER Or super, sugary, kindness. It's hard to be mean to someone who treats you really well. Well, it is for me,

  6. What do NPs do in the hospital?

    ozoneranger replied to nurse1219's topic in General Nursing

    My hubby is a PA & works in the ER. NP's & PA's are 'mid-level' practitioners, their scope is dictated by the state they work in, as well as any guidelines set forth by the facility where the...

  7. Vent: Recognition from employer

    ozoneranger replied to tokmom's topic in General Nursing

    I'll go you one better. I worked on a unit where we did peer evaluations. The CNA's were allowed to evaluate the nurses, so...if you got on the bad side of a CNA...they'd all sit down in the...

  8. younger generation of nurses and blackberries?

    ozoneranger replied to stephva1008's topic in General Nursing

    Thank God I'm not the only one. I'm married to a computer NERD, so long before Blackberries came on the scene, I had a Palm, with epocrates loaded for work. In those days doctors would grab it from me...

  9. sex in the work place...really?

    ozoneranger replied to Mr. Evans's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    No, she wasn't in the medical field, she was his 2nd or 3rd wife, and knew about his proclivities before she married him, which was the subject matter on Oprah that day. "He was cheatin' when you...

  10. sex in the work place...really?

    ozoneranger replied to Mr. Evans's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    It happened in 2004. Oprah called him from the show to ask why he wasn't there, with his wife (he was supposed to appear with her). If I remember, they were in the process of launching "Dr. Phil."...

  11. sex in the work place...really?

    ozoneranger replied to Mr. Evans's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Dang....Oprah doesn't archive her

  12. sex in the work place...really?

    ozoneranger replied to Mr. Evans's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Ooooo, the stories I could tell. We had a married doctor that was a known skirt chaser, who literally prowled the halls looking for his next conquest. And....we had nurses willing to throw...

  13. Dealing with delusional patients

    ozoneranger replied to hearts895, RN BSN's topic in General Nursing

    There's nothing like the delusional patient to spice up your night. Some of them were so insightful...they'd push your buttons as though they'd installed them personally. I worked in pulmonary for...

  14. About done with nursing.

    ozoneranger replied to jollydogg_RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Good for you! Let us know how the interview goes, and we'll be right here, rooting for

  15. About done with nursing.

    ozoneranger replied to jollydogg_RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Go into home health. You only have to deal with one patient at a time, and you're on your own all day. You get to schedule your breaks where you want them, eat what, and where you want. The only time...

  16. Drugmaker Recalls Nearly 5 Million Doses of H1N1 Flu Vaccine

    ozoneranger posted a topic in Disaster Preparation

    WASHINGTON- Drugmaker MedImmune is recalling nearly 5 million doses of H1N1 flu vaccine because the nasal spray appears to lose strength over time, federal health officials announced Tuesday. The...

  17. Terms we will not admit to using

    ozoneranger replied to gwenith's topic in Nursing Humor

    FTD=Fixin' to die. 4F-female, fat, fertile & forty (gall bladder) ATS - Acute Thespian Syndrome (the patient is faking illness) UDI - "Unexplainable Drinking Injury" Faecal Encephalopathy= ****...

  18. Autism Increase Environmental Not Genetic - Says New Director of USA's $30.5 Billion

    ozoneranger posted a topic in General Nursing

    A controversy raging for two decades over the causes of the worldwide pandemic of autism in children was resolved unequivocally in formal evidence by Francis S. Collins, M.D., Ph.D. in 2006 but...

  19. Reasons for Flu Vaccine Reluctancy

    ozoneranger replied to Kimberly111-13's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Here ya go...

  20. Need some advice please.

    ozoneranger replied to vlurye1's topic in General Nursing

    Yep, you can go in with a BA in most anything, attend class one day a week for a year and...sha-zam! You're an NP with full prescribing

  21. Need some advice please.

    ozoneranger replied to vlurye1's topic in General Nursing

    not just a nurse, a np. "the school became exclusively a graduate school in 1989 with a mission of educating advanced level nurses. it has established masters of science in nursing (msn) programs in...

  22. Clueless Patients and The Problems They Cause

    ozoneranger replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    # Five Stages Of Grief * 1. Denial and Isolation. * 2. Anger. * 3. Bargaining. * 4. Depression. * 5. Acceptance. Yep, denial. "I don't have cancer, that doctor lied...' "I'm...

  23. 1976: 300 deaths from vacc., 1 from flu

    ozoneranger replied to Pat_Pat RN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Do you remember the total screw-up with Park Davis during the 1976 vaccine program? It was all over the news, there was this huge picture of Hank Meyer, the chief of the bureau of Biologics with his...

  24. Clueless Patients and The Problems They Cause

    ozoneranger replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    And what is the 1st step of the grieving process again, I forget.....is it

  25. Need some advice please.

    ozoneranger replied to vlurye1's topic in General Nursing

    You can have a BA in most anything, go for 1 year to the bridge program at Vanderbilt & come out with your NP. Frightening as it sounds, it's true. One of my best friends completed the program a...